Libronix on Windows 10

David Ames said:

Where can we find the updated list of Libronix functions that are still not yet in Logos 6??

https://wiki.logos.com/Missing_Features  (still current)

also see https://wiki.logos.com/LDLS3_Features_in_Logos_4 (mapping of menus is not complete but Logos 4/5/6 has Favorites

double-click it like an executable file (but it won't run unless Libronix is installed).

Peik Wan Oldreive said:

I have just bought a window 10 laptop.  Can anyone kindly guide me how  to install Libronix please?

Welcome [:D]

Logos Support page => https://www.logos.com/support/logos4/windows includes:

Support for Previous Versions said:

Libronix Digital Library System (LDLS or Logos 3)

NOTE: Libronix Digital Library System was discontinued in 2009 and is no longer supported. As of March 31, 2012, new resource files are only compatible with the Logos 4 program. An archive of help articles can be found here.

On 22 Oct 2009, Microsoft released Windows 7 => https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

Libronix 3 was written for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) in Windows Vista. A patch to use IE8 JavaScript in Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) allowed Libronix 3.0g to work in Windows 7 after IE9 was released in 2011 => https://www.logos.com/support/windows/L3/IE9

Windows 10 replaced Internet Explorer with Edge for rendering web pages so would recommend using a virtual machine running an older version of Windows with IE8 or IE9 that has the display engine used by Libronix 3.0g

Apologies: personally using Logos 7 on Windows 10 and have not tried installing Libronix 3.0g on Windows 10.

If your Libronix licenses were previously synced, the same account can be used to freely install Logos 6 => https://www.logos.com/support/install_logos_6 on Windows 10.

If your licenses were not synced, then you can use => https://www.logos.com/redeem to associate your Libronix product code(s) with your Faithlife account.

FYI: Libronix and Faithlife have different login account systems, which has automatic sync.  Hence, installing newer Logos 6 or 7 would download older resources licensed for Libronix.

For Logos 7, suggest looking at Logos Now membership that includes a discount for any base package purchase.

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Philip said:

The reason I am not really interested in Logos6 or Logos7 is because all i want to do is read the Archive CD-ROMs I spent hundreds of dollars buying some years back.  I am very, very far from rich and completely unable to purchase any updated CD ROMs annd feel that having invested all that money I should be able to simply read the documents.

Welcome [:D]

Were your archive CD's ever registered to you and license synced ?

If yes, then concur with Bernhard about logging into Logos 7 (and few Libronix features are not in Logos 7)

Bernhard said:

If you log in with the same credentials as you used for Libronix, your old resources should be there. If not, call Customer Service. From what I read on the forum here, there are very few features and/or extras on some CDs that might not carry over. 

If no, then one option is login to https://www.logos.com followed by using https://www.logos.com/redeem to associate your Archive CDs with your Faithlife account. Other option is contacting Customer Service => https://www.logos.com/contact

Recommend "purchasing" free Logos 7 Basic =>  https://www.logos.com/product/136022/basic that includes many "access-only" resources for you to freely use while having no effect on dynamic upgrade pricing. Faithlife goal is pay once for resource that you can use on your personal devices. Caveat: some publishers allow dynamic upgrade pricing for limited time while others do not allow dynamic pricing at all.

Libronix resources had a mix of publisher agreements: some allowed mobile access while others did not. If mobile access was allowed, then can use mobile apps OR Web App => https://app.logos.com (need to purchase Basic so can use Web App).

Thankful free Basic includes Bibles with Reverse Interlinears so can use my favorite feature of visual filter highlighting to "see" range of Greek verbal expression => https://wiki.logos.com/Extended_Tips_for_Highlighting_and_Visual_Filters#Examples_of_visual_filters Thankful for Faithlife enabling free sharing of documents so visual filters can be copied.

Also Thankful for many free Logos resources => https://www.logos.com/products/search?q=price%3A0&Status=Live&start=&sort=bestselling&pageSize=60&unlocked=no and free Vyrso eBooks => https://vyrso.com/products/search?q=price%3a0&start=0&sort=bestselling&pageSize=60&unlocked=no

Philip said:

For years I have been trying to do this and, to be truthful, feel that Logos Bible is run by scammers whose only interest is making money and not serving the Body Of Christ!

Observation: friendly forum discussion years ago would have helped sooner so you could have been using your Archive CDs. Personally amazed by number of years Faithlife kept Libronix servers running after last release of Libronix 3. Thankful could sync Libronix licenses to expand my Logos 4 library (still have CDs - nostalgia).

Faithlife is a for profit corporation. Profit = Revenue - Expenses. CEO reply on 1 Nov 2012 included profit insights => https://community.logos.com/forums/p/58026/413124.aspx#413124

Bob Pritchett said:

Jacques said:

He feels they should be ashamed for this kind of profit-margin, it's not reasonable.

What would a reasonable profit margin be? What profit margin does your friend think Logos has?

For what it's worth, I got our third-quarter financials earlier this week. For 2012 so far, the Logos profit margin was just about 0.38%. (Not 38%. Less than half of one percent.

 

Now I'm not looking for sympathy -- we're fine. It's better than that most years, and the first three quarters of this year reflect a lot of investment in Logos 5 that hadn't yet generated any revenue. (That's what we're doing now!) I expect we'll end the year with solid single-digit profitability, and we've beaten that in the past.

 

But the point is, we have to sell something in order to be here to serve you into the future. It's insanely expensive to develop software, especially when you have to develop the same software on Mac, Windows, Android/Kindle, iPhone/iPad, Web (and now Windows 8 RT!) simultaneously. While offering free support.

 

So I'll take the criticism that we're always trying to sell you more books -- it's true, and it's the only way we get paid. Though, at every upgrade cycle, it does condemn us to a lot of impassioned forum conversations about the injustice of upgrade bundles. :-)

 

I do welcome your input on a solution. Maybe the "free software" concept was a bad idea? Few other products I have have been offering free engine updates -- in any form -- since 1995. I've bought Word, Excel, Windows, Mac OS, etc. many times in those 17 years. Should Logos just move to paid upgrades, and stop making so many books? (It might be hard to make that change after all these years, but it's an interesting question.)

 

I appreciate your investing in our product, and I hope that you'll continue to believe it has been a good investment. And I want you to know that we're working hard to serve you better AND ensure that we're here for decades to come to support the investment you have made. Input on how to do that is always welcome.

 

(My favorite idea... just convince every Christian in America to pay $3 per month... then we could offer everybody all the content, support, and continued maintenance for a very low price! The only trick is getting everyone signed up at once...) :-)

 

-- Bob

If resource sales slow down, then personnel are let go (reduce expenses) to keep Faithlife profitable (has happened since 2012 = sad). Thankful for Faithlife still being in business plus amazed at free Bible Study capabilities in desktop applications and mobile apps.

For years, Faithlife has provided free Bible verse lookup for many web sites that is discussed in forum => Biblia.com API

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Hi Asvin,

welcome to the user forums!

Asvin said:

Can you please send me step by step procedure to install libronix bible software in my windows 10

There's a large probability that Libronix can't be installed under Windows 10 (unless using a virtual machine with older OS) - and most probably it's not even necessary to do so. I would advise nearly every user to install the latest Logos 8 stable version, as the software is free (e.g. "buy" Logos 8 Basic for $0 and install). The products/resources you licensed on your libronix CD-ROM will automatically download to your Logos 8 installation, if you use the same eMail address as when you installed the CD-ROM previously. If the Libronix CD-ROM is new, you can put the resources into your account after you installed Logos 8 by putting in the Product Key from the CD-ROM case into http://logos.com/redeem . Otherwise you can have that done by customer service.

Hope this helps,

Mick